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Firefighters fix aukward situation in Roxbury

Boston Fire Rescue 2 on Columbus Avenue in Roxbury found itself involved in an unusual rescue yesterday when somebody dropped off an Arctic Little Auk that had apparently been blown into town by the storm the other day. The species, not normally seen in these parts, dines on seafood and cannot take off without an assist.

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"Little Auk" is what the English call them. They're Dovekies here in the US. They are normally seen in these parts, i.e. coastal New England, in winter but are usually well offshore. Sometimes they'll get caught in a storm and blown inland though, like this poor little one.

This little bird is a Little Auk or Dovekey. The Common Murre is larger and has a longer gull like Beak. WBZ edited their post acknowledging this. The Audubon Society also confirmed this as being a Little Auk...